Our Story

Pretty much any child's dream is becoming their own version of Willie Wonka: a chocolate river at their disposal, sweets at their fingertips, a factory of joy, in the form of chocolate, to share with everyone. 

We have never let go of that dream, and are ready to make it a reality. 

Our group of three has over 50 years worth of experience in the food industry. One thing we have realized at this point in our professional lives is that the space for chocolate production has become full of corporate organizations that have limited capabilities, an aged corporate model, and a system that leaves little room for growth and innovation.

Companies should be owned and run by people with expertise in the field. Our team is overflowing with talent which include: 

  • Quality

  • Engineering and Production

  • Customer Service

  • Sanitation

  • Maintenance

  • Process and Product Development

Why Choose Us?

We recognize the chocolate industry is vast and formulation trends are ever changing and evolving. The need for small, flexible manufacturers is higher than ever before. After spending significant time understanding competitors and capabilities we are seeing a large movement to allergen free products.

That's why our facility specializes in making products that contain no allergens.

This process starts from ingredient selection to finished product and shipping to our customer, and everything in between. No shared facility statements, no shared line statements, nothing will be compromised with these standards.

Customized formulations and flexibility is the key to our success. Target products will include sugar free, no sugar added, as well as sugar based chocolates. In addition, we've built in the ability to do both cocoa butter based as well as vegetable oil based products.

We aren’t limiting ourselves there, we're open to all different formulas, as long as the ingredients and supplier meet our high quality standards. We have extensive procurement experience and love a challenge when it comes to sourcing.

We can form your product at this time into melting wafers, products in pails, and drums. Our goal is to continue to develop our finished product forms to our customers needs.

We want to work with manufacturers of all sizes. So whether you're a start-up, or have been in business for decades, we know we can help. Our goal is to put creativity and collaboration into this market with customers like you.

Windy City Chocolate is proudly SQF certified and Kosher CRC certified.